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The subject matter of this article is the episode of Skarga’s creations, concerning the argument with a protestant writer and publisher, Daniel Cramer. The conflict referred to the speech made by the Jesuit, just before the war expedition of King Sigismund III Vasa which started in Inflants. The essence of the speech was subsequently translated into German by an anonymous translator, a witness of...
One of the many complaints directed against the Jesuit Father Piotr Skarga (1536–1612), the preacher of the Polish King Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632) was the accusation of meddling in politics. During the period of seditions and religious squabbles of Polish nobility of that time he was even described as „praecipuus turbator Reipublicae” (Chief Disturber of the Republic). In response to these accusations...
In the light of the work O Zwiastowaniu Panny Maryjej Bogarodzice, i wcieleniu Syna Bożego Piotr Skarga emerges as an outstanding rhetorician, hagiographer, biblical scholar and theologian. In it he uses hagiographic arguments aimed at convincing the reader of the heroine’s sanctity. In order to emphasize the significance of the events he describes, Skarga makes frequent reference to The Bible, above...